Operation K.U.D.O.S.

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Kangel Rivera, son of Staff Sgt. Luis Rivera, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, tries on a Kevlar helmet Sept. 26 during the base's Kids Understanding Deployment Operation Support event at Bldg. 400. K.U.D.O.S. is an annual event to help children better understand their parents' deployment by going through part of the process themselves. More than 275 children attended this year's event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Mina Ramsook, daughter of Senior Master Sgt. Rabin Ramsook, 374th Force Support Squadron, sits in a UH-1N Huey helicopter Sept. 26 during the base's Kids Understanding Deployment Operation Support event at Bldg. 400. K.U.D.O.S. is an annual event to help children better understand their parents' deployment by going through part of the process themselves. More than 275 children attended this year's event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Kiefer Meuschke, son of Staff Sgt. Holli Meuschke, 374th Airlift Wing Chapel, writes a letter to troops downrange Sept. 26 during the base's Kids Understanding Deployment Operation Support event at Bldg. 400. K.U.D.O.S. is an annual event to help children better understand their parents' deployment by going through part of the process themselves. More than 150 children attended this year's event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Children prepare for a mock C-130 flight to a simulated deployed location Sept. 26 during the base's Kids Understanding Deployment Operation Support event at Bldg. 400. K.U.D.O.S. is an annual event to help children better understand their parents' deployment by going through part of the process themselves. More than 275 children attended this year's event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Kangel Rivera, son of Staff Sgt. Luis Rivera, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, low crawls through an obstacle course Sept. 26 during the base's Kids Understanding Deployment Operation Support event at Bldg. 400. K.U.D.O.S. is an annual event to help children better understand their parents' deployment by going through part of the process themselves. More than 275 children attended this year's event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Kevin McKinney, son of Staff Sgt. Kevin McKinney, 374th Security Forces Squadron, sits in a UH-1N Huey helicopter Sept. 26 during the base's Kids Understanding Deployment Operation Support event at Bldg. 400. K.U.D.O.S. is an annual event to help children better understand their parents' deployment by going through part of the process themselves. More than 275 children attended this year's event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Capt. Adam Cole, 36th Airlift Squadron, briefs children on a mock flight to a simulated deployed location Sept. 26 during the base's Kids Understanding Deployment Operation Support event at Bldg. 400. K.U.D.O.S. is an annual event to help children better understand their parents' deployment by going through part of the process themselves. More than 275 children attended this year's event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Children participating in the base's Kids Understanding Deployment Operation Support event try to knock down water bottles Sept. 26 at Bldg. 400. K.U.D.O.S. is an annual event to help children better understand their parents' deployment by going through part of the process themselves. More than 275 children attended this year's event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Travis Kelsey, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron, shows children how to properly don a protective mask Sept. 26 during the base's Kids Understanding Deployment Operation Support event at Bldg. 400. K.U.D.O.S. is an annual event to help children better understand their parents' deployment by going through part of the process themselves. More than 275 children attended this year's event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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Operation K.U.D.O.S.

Published Sept. 30, 2009